Where does “Farm” come from?

Farm (German) comes from Middle High German varm, from Old High German farm, from Proto-Germanic farmaz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Farm (German): a small boat; barque; farm

Definitions

  1. a small boat; barque; farm

Ancestry of “Farm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvarm—
2Old High Germanfarma fast boat, skiff
3Proto-Germanicfarmaza fare; load; lading
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →